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The Pilgrims' Journal

Travel notes, beekeeping knowledge and the secrets of rare origins. Every article tells of a honey, a region, a piece of craft.

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Fifteen themed notebooks on rare honeys, tasting rituals, authenticity and beekeeping traditions around the world.

The 13 desserts of Christmas in Provence: who counted to thirteen?

Pairings

The 13 desserts of Christmas in Provence: who counted to thirteen?

Mistral counted only eleven. Where does thirteen come from, what really sits on the table at Christmas in Provence, and how to set your own with honey and almonds.

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Pain d’épices: the story of French honey spice bread, and a real recipe

Guide

Pain d’épices: the story of French honey spice bread, and a real recipe

For centuries, pain d’épices was a loaf of honey and rye whose dough waited for weeks. From Reims to Nuremberg, its history, the part honey plays, and a real pure honey recipe, step by step.

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The best honey in the world: what the rankings say, what really counts

Classements

The best honey in the world: what the rankings say, what really counts

In 2025, the world beekeeping congress gave up awarding a honey. What contests and rankings are really worth, and the five criteria that make a great honey.

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How to store honey: how long it keeps, where and how

Guide

How to store honey: how long it keeps, where and how

Honey does not go off like yoghurt, but it does not cross the centuries intact either. Best before date, open jar, fridge, crystallisation: how to keep each jar at its best.

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Honey and cheese: the pairings behind a festive cheeseboard

Pairings

Honey and cheese: the pairings behind a festive cheeseboard

Roquefort, Stilton, Comté, fresh goat’s cheese, Brie: which honey to serve with each cheese, in what order to build the board, and which almonds to slip in between.

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Rose honey: what the Rose Aromiel from Russia really is

Aromiel Rose

Rose honey: what the Rose Aromiel from Russia really is

What people call rose honey owes nothing to petals: its colour comes from the fruit of the dog rose. The Rose Aromiel from Russia explained, from hedgerow to spoon.

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The five great rare honey regions of the world (and their signatures)

Geography

The five great rare honey regions of the world (and their signatures)

A map of the main rare honey producing regions of the world: Yemen, Central Asia, North Africa, Russia and Oceania. Origins, dominant flowers, profiles and harvest conditions.

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Why does rare honey cost from 30 € to 1 000 € a kilo?

Essentials

Why does rare honey cost from 30 € to 1 000 € a kilo?

The price of a rare honey can vary thirtyfold depending on where it comes from. Here are the five factors behind the gap: how scarce the flowering is, how hard the origin is to reach, how it is harvested, how it is traced, and world demand.

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Sidr, white or black seed: which of our three rare honeys should you choose?

White Honey

Sidr, white or black seed: which of our three rare honeys should you choose?

Three rare honeys, three origins, three profiles. Here are the factual differences between Yemeni Sidr honey, White Honey from Kyrgyzstan and Egyptian Black Seed Honey, and how to choose for your own taste or for a gift.

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Jujubier Honey from Yemen in a winter setting.

Acacia

Sidr honey vs acacia honey: seven differences that matter

A factual comparison of Yemeni Sidr honey (jujube) and acacia honey: origin, flower, colour, texture, price, crystallisation and aroma profile. The guide to choosing on taste rather than on reputation.

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White Honey from Kyrgyzstan in a winter setting.

Authenticity

Crystallised honey: why it happens, is it still good, what to do

Is crystallised honey still good? Yes. Why it sets, how to soften it without strong heat, and how to keep an open jar.

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The four varieties: White Honey, Jujubier, Black Seed Honey and Rose Aromiel in a winter setting.

Rare honeys

Rare honeys of the world: 7 discoveries and how to choose

Yemeni Sidr, White Honey from Kyrgyzstan, Black Seed, manuka… Explore six honeys and one honey-based speciality, with their origins, their differences and markers to choose.

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Discover our rare honeys

Four origins, limited harvests, gift boxes made for giving and for tasting.

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Also worth discovering: our Almonds of Distinction

In pictures

What the articles talk about.

Four origins, one method, one presentation box. Scroll through.

The other side

After the honey, the almond.

Each recipe reveals its texture and character.